High-scoring Greier claims Plate in Chandler’s Ford

CHANNEL Islander Archie Greier’s slim hopes of claiming the Cuestars Under-21 Silver Tour rankings title were dashed in the penultimate leg at Chandlers Ford Snooker Club.

But the 11-year-old from St Clement, Jersey, had the consolation of winning the Plate competition with a string of breaks.

A group-stage exit in the main event meant he couldn’t overhaul front-runner Mason Wilson (Basingstoke).

Greier then chalked up three breaks of 30 or more in the early rounds of the competition for non-qualifiers and added a 50 in the final against Tyler Heard (Watford).

The young talent, who is coached and mentored by former World Seniors Champion Aaron Canavan. is sponsored by offshore service provider R&H Jersey, the Parish of St Clement, law firm Le Gallais & Luce, CI Group, JBJ, Blue Islands and Jersey Sport.

The event, which attracted a whopping 55 entries, was sponsored by Pitman Training.

Greenbaize Snooker Club, Bournemouth, hosts the tenth and final legs on Sunday, May 4.

BREAKS

Archie Greier: 50, 36, 31, 30.

PLATE RESULTS (ONE-FRAME MATCHES)

PRELIMS: Asten Sahota (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Donnie Gola (Mildmay Club), Archie Greier (First Tower, Jersey) beat Lewis Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC).

LAST-16: Greier beat Sahota, William Thomson (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Harvey Denieffe (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross), Toby Waters (Salisbury SC) beat Ryan Spratt (Chandlers Ford SC), Archie Light (Chandlers Ford SC) beat Harry Merwood (Salisbury SC), Jesse Goncalves (Liss RBL) beat Caden Read (Chandlers Ford SC), Dylan Denieffe (Hurricane Room, Kings Cross) beat Lennon Savage (Chandlers Ford SC), Stanley Sims (Woking SC) beat Charlie Ings (Salisbury SC), Tyler Heard (Shots, Watford) beat Freddie Hare (Chandlers Ford SC).

QUARTER-FINALS: Greier beat W Thomson, Waters beat Light, D Denieffe beat Goncalves, Heard beat Sims.

SEMI-FINALS: Greier beat Waters, Heard beat D Denieffe.

FINAL: Greier beat Heard.

Picture: Tyler Heard (left) and Archie Greier